Summer Mules
What is a "mule"? So far, we referred to couriers operating in the drug trafficking world. In the era of technology, there have been what are known as "cyber mules": a new method used by cybercriminals organizations to launder millions of dollars obtained through daily online scams. In fact, according to figures from Kaspersky Lab, in Latin America recorded more than 50,000 daily attacks of this kind. This habit extends with increasing force in Spain and Portugal in order to launder money stolen in small quantities. The problem goes beyond a mob as they are difficult to decapitate and operates worldwide. The method is simple enough that an email reaches the inbox with a hook on the matter, for example: "Earn thousands of dollars from the comfort of your home" or "go cruising around $ 300. " At that time, any user is one click away from becoming a cyber mule. - The first, directed to individuals, offering huge profits by simply connecting to the Internet all day from your computer. "That all seems normal, these cybercriminals sent a contract to the requesting user in the authorization to enter a certain amount of money in your account and forward a percentage," says Dmitry Bestuzhev, director for Latin America Research Team Kaspersky Global Lab In addition to email, criminals use these ads on websites and newspaper job. - The second acts as a mixed strategy: create fake online shops offering very competitive technology products to attract attention, both buyers and legal entities (stores, distributors and others. ) Who, after an operation, receive the product at home " bleached ". Kaspersky Lab warns users of the danger posed by these networks cybercriminals and advised not to open these emails or click on any site other than our trust. As in real life, protect your digital environment and suspicion of any offer of senders who do not trust. You can use these HTML tags and attributes:. . . .
